Kurt Philip Behm

A Heavy Shadow

The weight

of what I

haven’t done

far outweighs

my past

 

Those things

left vacant

on the shelf

of what I left

for last

 

Excuses

linger

as empty

choices

following behind

 

Reminding me

of what

I’m not

in content

— and in kind

 

(Dreamsleep: February, 2025)